Path along the Wehmer Graben – Theikenmeer Nature Reserve loop from Kleingewässer in den Werlter Herrentannen nördlich Werlte

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Werlte

Path along the Wehmer Graben – Theikenmeer Nature Reserve loop from Kleingewässer in den Werlter Herrentannen nördlich Werlte

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Path along the Wehmer Graben – Theikenmeer Nature Reserve loop from Kleingewässer in den Werlter Herrentannen nördlich Werlte

05:12

20.6km

30m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hümmling

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.49 km

Ancient Norway Spruce in Naturpark Hümmling

Highlight • Natural Monument

7.84 km

Path along the Wehmer Graben

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wonderful path on the edge of the Theikenmeer high moor with wonderful views over the flat land. A nice break bench invites you to linger.

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8.43 km

Moor Meadows Observation Hill

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The moor meadows at the Theikenmeer offer natural breeding grounds for lapwings, snipes and cranes. You get a special view from the observation hill Moorwiesen.

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9.76 km

The Wehmer Dose viewing platform offers unique views of the actual Theikenmeer with its approx. 20 hectares of water and the adjacent high moor areas in the north-east, some of which have been rewetted.

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10.2 km

Theikenmeer Nature Reserve

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The Theikenmeer is an impressive landscape. It is one of the oldest protected areas in Germany. By rewetting the former high moor, attempts are being made to create a habitat …

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10.9 km

Glacial Erratic at Theikenmeer

Highlight • Natural Monument

More information about this boulder can be found here:

emsland.com/urlaub/natur-aktiv/geopark-emsland/geo-tipps/findling-am-theikenmeer

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14.5 km

Tannenkamp

Forest

15.5 km

Hermann-Droste-Park

Forest

16.7 km

Saint Sixtus Church, Werlte

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The Catholic parish church of Saint Sixtus can look back on previous buildings dating back to 1100. The current church was rebuilt after a fire in the 1940s. If you …

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17.5 km

Kreutzmann's Mill

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In the 1990s the mill was restored to its original 1881 condition. You can see the mill in action every Saturday from April to October from 9am to 11am. Then …

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20.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

4.14 km

2.99 km

1.42 km

Surfaces

7.72 km

5.78 km

3.41 km

2.82 km

669 m

250 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 2 November

11°C

5°C

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Comments

April 1, 2025,Werlte - Theikenmeer - Wehmer Dose

The Theikenmeer is a nature reserve in the Werlte municipality in the Emsland district of Lower Saxony. Protected since 1936, the area has been part of the Hümmling Nature Park since 2015 and includes a raised bog, the Wehmer Dose.

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February 25, 2024,🇩🇪 Theikenmeer Runde vanuit Werlte

Honestly, I didn't think the route was great. Something about 'different expectations'. But I had a great morning and set out nice and early. Sometimes you wake up with only one idea: just go. Little rain, but spot deer, cranes and birds of prey. Nature reserve is a beautiful peat area. Just carry on with peace of mind and one …

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